anatase
[ an-uh-teys, -teyz ]
/ ˈæn əˌteɪs, -ˌteɪz /
noun Mineralogy.
a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO2.
Also called
octahedrite.
Words nearby anatase
anastrozole,
anastylosis,
anat.,
anata,
anatabine,
anatase,
anatexis,
anathema,
anathematic,
anathematize,
anatine
Example sentences from the Web for anatase
Minute crystals of brookite have been detected with anatase and rutile in the iron-ore of Cleveland in Yorkshire.
There is no distinct cleavage (rutile and anatase have cleavages); hardness 5-6; sp.
Titanic acid occurs in nature crystallized in anatase, arkansite, brookite, and rutile.
British Dictionary definitions for anatase
anatase
/ (ˈænəˌteɪz) /
noun
a rare blue or black mineral that consists of titanium oxide in tetragonal crystalline form and occurs in veins in igneous rocks. Formula: TiO 2
Also called: octahedrite
Word Origin for anatase
C19: from French, from Greek
anatasis an extending (referring to the length of the crystals), from
anateinein to stretch out